now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
practice; practising; experience
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
back street; back alley; off-street
older brother and younger sister
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to miss a chance; to fail to do
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
mask; disguise; guise; mask
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to maintain; to continue to have
to have a long life; to live a long time
inside one's heart; in one's mind
it's not like; it isn't as if
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
the ways of the world; human nature
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
greeting; a fine thing to say
trouble; bother; annoyance
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious